William Shakespeares The Taming of the Shrew Essay -- Shakespeare Tam

William Shakespeares The Taming of the shrew In the beginning of The Taming of the Shrew, some say Shakespeare portrays Katherina as a really ill-natured figure. Others may argue that she is non shrewish but just a very strong willed person. At the end of the play some people say she is transformed into a very benign and gentle person, while again new(prenominal)s will argue that she is not tamed but just putting on an act to show up her younger sister Bianca, whom has always been more beautiful and charming. Kate is like a wasp, like a foal, like foal that kicks from his halter pert, quick and determined, but full-of-the-moon of dependable heart. 1. This statement upsete by one motive, shows clearly that he does not see her as shrew-like, even at the beginning of the play. The similar author states that at the end of the play she has not really transformed, rather she has just go in love with Petruchio, in essence she is free from torment because she is no womb-to-tomb s een as the shrew.In the beginning of the play Kate is consistently in opposition to everything around her2, meanwhile Bianca obeys so gently and with such sweet compliancy that it is demonstrable why she is Baptistas favorite daughter2. In the end of the play, the roles switch and Katherina is submissive to every word of Petruchio and Bianca resists the commands of her new husband. Kates initiative reception to Petruchio, her mad wooer, is self-pity, and even her father feels that his treatment of her would vex a saint. He takes her away from the home she is used to, with servants and maids to wait on her pass off and foot, to the country. in that location she is away from the luxurious town life and is cold, hungry and tired. She somewhat learns to watch her temper and obey Petruchio so that he will feed her so she potbelly survive peacefully rather than miserably. I believe that his method of taming her is not cruel yet very effective. He shows her that she can get oftenti mes far and live life a lot happier if she is nice and entreats him rather than fighting him. One author (pattern in carpet) says that Shakespeare sees Katherine and Petruchio as in love at first sight. He says that their fights are partly like a game and partly a matter of egoism. He sees Katherine as testing Petruchio making reliable he is man enough to put up with the worst of her and prove to be the husband she requires. Petruchio accept... ...y. She may be submissive to him, but at the same time, he is just as submissive to her. I trust that he didnt only tame her, but she tamed and controls him by craft and not violence. Katherina is not the only one in the play to undergo a transformation. Petruchio, in the beginning went to woo Katherina only for money. He was offered a dowry by seigneur Baptista to get rid of Kate so he could wed his younger daughter Bianca to one of her many suitors. By the end of the play, it is made clear that Petruchio too changed and had fallen in love with Kate. The relationship that they have at the end of the play is truly love. They both are willing to change to make all(prenominal) other happy and they both try in every way possible to make peace in their family. The ironic part of the play is that they both think that they have control over the other one. All in all Katherina undergoes a complete metamorphosis from the beginning of the play to the end of the play. She starts divulge a girl, acting like foal trying to kick free from her harness and ends up a submissive, sweet, gentle and kind woman, whom is controlled yet, controls her husband Petruchio, whom she ends up love dearly. William Shakespeares The Taming of the Shrew Essay -- Shakespeare TamWilliam Shakespeares The Taming of the Shrew In the beginning of The Taming of the Shrew, some say Shakespeare portrays Katherina as a very shrewish figure. Others may argue that she is not shrewish but just a very strong willed person. At the end of th e play some people say she is transformed into a very kind and gentle person, while again others will argue that she is not tamed but just putting on an act to show up her younger sister Bianca, whom has always been more beautiful and charming. Kate is like a wasp, like a foal, like foal that kicks from his halter pert, quick and determined, but full of good heart. 1. This statement made by one author, shows clearly that he does not see her as shrew-like, even at the beginning of the play. The same author states that at the end of the play she has not really transformed, rather she has just fallen in love with Petruchio, in essence she is free from torment because she is no longer seen as the shrew.In the beginning of the play Kate is consistently in opposition to everything around her2, meanwhile Bianca obeys so gently and with such sweet submission that it is obvious why she is Baptistas favorite daughter2. In the end of the play, the roles switch and Katherina is submissive to ev ery word of Petruchio and Bianca resists the commands of her new husband. Kates first reaction to Petruchio, her mad wooer, is self-pity, and even her father feels that his treatment of her would vex a saint. He takes her away from the home she is used to, with servants and maids to wait on her hand and foot, to the country. There she is away from the luxurious town life and is cold, hungry and tired. She somewhat learns to watch her temper and obey Petruchio so that he will feed her so she can survive peacefully rather than miserably. I believe that his method of taming her is not cruel yet very effective. He shows her that she can get much farther and live life a lot happier if she is nice and entreats him rather than fighting him. One author (pattern in carpet) says that Shakespeare sees Katherine and Petruchio as in love at first sight. He says that their fights are partly like a game and partly a matter of egoism. He sees Katherine as testing Petruchio making sure he is man eno ugh to put up with the worst of her and prove to be the husband she requires. Petruchio accept... ...y. She may be submissive to him, but at the same time, he is just as submissive to her. I think that he didnt only tame her, but she tamed and controls him by craft and not violence. Katherina is not the only one in the play to undergo a transformation. Petruchio, in the beginning went to woo Katherina only for money. He was offered a dowry by Seignior Baptista to get rid of Kate so he could wed his younger daughter Bianca to one of her many suitors. By the end of the play, it is made clear that Petruchio too changed and had fallen in love with Kate. The relationship that they have at the end of the play is truly love. They both are willing to change to make each other happy and they both try in every way possible to make peace in their family. The ironic part of the play is that they both think that they have control over the other one. All in all Katherina undergoes a complete met amorphosis from the beginning of the play to the end of the play. She starts out a girl, acting like foal trying to kick free from her harness and ends up a submissive, sweet, gentle and kind woman, whom is controlled yet, controls her husband Petruchio, whom she ends up loving dearly.